A.S. Byatt’s 1993 collection, The Matisse Stories, dramatizes the problem of female identity and self-consciousness by focussing on several female figures in search of individual balance and self-acceptance, caught in a climactic moment of crisis. The essay provides a structural and thematic analysis of the three stories by highlighting the author’s attention to symmetries and correspondences within the collection. Specific attention is also devoted to the interaction between writing and visual arts, namely Matisse’s paintings and poetics.
Frailty, Is Thy Name Woman? Problematic Female Identities in A.S.Byatt's The Matisse Stories
FERRARI, ROBERTA
2008-01-01
Abstract
A.S. Byatt’s 1993 collection, The Matisse Stories, dramatizes the problem of female identity and self-consciousness by focussing on several female figures in search of individual balance and self-acceptance, caught in a climactic moment of crisis. The essay provides a structural and thematic analysis of the three stories by highlighting the author’s attention to symmetries and correspondences within the collection. Specific attention is also devoted to the interaction between writing and visual arts, namely Matisse’s paintings and poetics.File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
